Author: Dennis Foote

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up His life for us. 1 John 3:16 NLT “We know what real love is…”John doesn’t begin with opinion — he begins with revelation. Love is not something we define by culture, preference, or comfort. It is revealed in Christ and demonstrated at the cross. Jesus … Continue reading Loving Fearlessly: Trusting God’s Definition of Love →

This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 1 John 3:11 NLT John isn’t introducing a new command. He’s re-establishing a non‑negotiable one. Before sin fractured the human story, love was already written on the heart. Before we learned how to hide, compete, compare, or self‑protect, we were … Continue reading Love & Murder — What Does Your Heart Produce? →

Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God. 1 John 3:4 NLT There are passages of Scripture that feel like a warm blanket… and then there are passages that feel like a mirror held a little too close to your face. 1 John 3:4–10 is the … Continue reading Discernment Without Stones →

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 NLT See how very much our Father loves us… John doesn’t ease into this revelation. He grabs us by the shoulders and says, Look. Pay attention. Wake up. This isn’t a side … Continue reading See What Kind of Love This Is →

I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 1 John 2:26 John isn’t writing to scare the church — he’s writing to steady it. He says, “I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray.” But notice what he doesn’t … Continue reading Remain In Him →

So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us. 1 John 2:24–25 NLT Understanding the Moment John Was Writing Into John wasn’t writing … Continue reading Remain in What You Heard From the Beginning →

Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come. 1 John 2:18 NLT There’s something about a fire that makes truth easier to hear. No podium. No performance. Just warmth, crackling logs, … Continue reading Riding With Him →

I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus. I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with … Continue reading Moving Up, Not Just Forward →

But anyone who hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. 1 John 2:11 John isn’t writing poetry for the spiritually curious.He’s offering spiritual diagnostics for people who think they’re fine. He’s speaking … Continue reading Walk In The Light →

And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know … Continue reading Live Like Jesus →

My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins — and not only … Continue reading Progress, Not Perfection: Growing Into Christlikeness →

“If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves…” 1 John 1:8 NLT Friends, sometimes the Bible speaks straight to our hearts. 1 John 1:8‑10 does exactly that, shining a clear light on something we all wrestle with: our tendency to deny our sin. It’s easy to try to present ourselves as … Continue reading Got Sin? →

This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living … Continue reading Step Into the Light →

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched… 1 John 1:1 John begins with what is tangible, real, and close. He doesn’t start with theory or clever words; he starts with experience. Faith was never meant … Continue reading That Which We Have Seen and Touched →

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.  Psalm 118:24 Happy New Year! Forget resolutions. Forget “big goals” that feel like mountains too high to climb. Today, let’s do something simpler — and infinitely more life-changing. Let’s embrace each day, every day, with the Lord first thing. … Continue reading No Resolutions — Just Relationship →

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 As the year draws to a close, it’s a natural moment to pause, reflect, and consider where God has been leading us — and where He wants to take us next. For me personally, this year has been a … Continue reading A Sending Out Into the New Year →

Test everything; hold fast to what is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Sometimes the Spirit whispers in our hearts, a soft nudge or a subtle unrest. Other times, He moves like a roaring wind, shaking us awake to realities we’ve been ignoring. One of the hardest truths to face is realizing that a church or small … Continue reading When the Spirit Warns: 10 Signs Your Church or Small Group May Be Toxic →

Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Ephesians 4:2 NLT Kindness is one of those words that sounds soft — until it costs you something. It’s easy to be kind when people are agreeable, grateful, and emotionally tidy. It’s harder when they’re … Continue reading I Choose Kindness →

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 Forgiveness is not denial. It is freedom chosen on purpose. Forgiveness is one of those words that sounds holy, looks good stitched on a throw pillow, and feels wildly inconvenient when it shows up in real life. We … Continue reading I Choose To Forgive →

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 Most people don’t need more church.They need a clearer recalibration of what church actually is. Igniter Ministries exists to align and send believers into Spirit-led discipleship that functions every day, everywhere. … Continue reading Church That Travels: Living Spirit-Led Every Day →

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. John 1:14 The Crowd Has Come and Gone Christmas has passed. The once-a-year crowd showed up. The candles were lit. The songs were sung. The opportunity — real and meaningful — came and went. Traditions are traditions. And they matter. When I worked in the … Continue reading The Day After Christmas — Now What? →

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulders.” Isaiah 9:6 I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, Christmas morning was all about opening gifts. The anticipation. The paper flying. The quiet calculation of who got the biggest box. … Continue reading The House Jesus Is Building — A Christmas Morning Reflection →

God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. Psalms 68:6 NLT Brotherhood Is More Than an Idea For years, I was estranged from my own brother and family. That distance didn’t come from nowhere. I made bad lifestyle … Continue reading Brotherhood: Learning to Love Without Control →

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” Luke 6:46 Years ago, I accepted Jesus as my Savior, my Healer, and my Deliverer. I believed He forgave my sins, rescued me from darkness, and gave me new life. That part was real. It still is. What I didn’t fully … Continue reading Who Do You Say That I Am? →

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. Acts of the Apostles 2:42 NLT I Thought Fellowship Was a Room I got saved alone in 1998. For a long time after that, I thought fellowship was the name of … Continue reading What Is Real Fellowship? Rediscovering Church as Shared Life in Christ →